Story - Porn and libraries
1. The lead was engaging and was a smart was to introduce a controversial topic.
2. The story talked about the issues of free library use at San Jose State and whether or not there needs to be a censorship at the library.
3. The quote where the students talks about how change the time students have to wait and doing censorship is a lose-lose
The the quote from the library association talking about upholding intellectual freedom was interesting
4. I think the story asked a few too many question which was a little annoying, but overall it had a good chunk of information and quotes.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Feature Story Evaluation #1
Story - First generation students
1. I thought the lead was engaging due to the Spanish word used at the end of the sentence. Seeing it made me want to read and figure out what it meant.
2. The story talked about different first-generation people who struggle with identity. Specifically Latinos who speak better English than Spanish and find it hard to fit in at school and home. It also discussed Latino who are come to American at a later time and being doing everything they can to Americanize themselves.
3. The first quote that caught my eye was the one where one of the people talked about being confused and said they were too Mexican for Americans and too American for Mexicans.
The next quote came from the man who although he spoke perfect English was put in lower level classes. and he said he'll never be American in their eyes
4. I think the story was very well-written and though she used a ton of quotes most of them were properly used and the topic was made interesting.
1. I thought the lead was engaging due to the Spanish word used at the end of the sentence. Seeing it made me want to read and figure out what it meant.
2. The story talked about different first-generation people who struggle with identity. Specifically Latinos who speak better English than Spanish and find it hard to fit in at school and home. It also discussed Latino who are come to American at a later time and being doing everything they can to Americanize themselves.
3. The first quote that caught my eye was the one where one of the people talked about being confused and said they were too Mexican for Americans and too American for Mexicans.
The next quote came from the man who although he spoke perfect English was put in lower level classes. and he said he'll never be American in their eyes
4. I think the story was very well-written and though she used a ton of quotes most of them were properly used and the topic was made interesting.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Japanese Internment Camp
Standing in front of the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building is a memorial that represents a time when America allowed fear to control their actions.
This masterpiece done by Ruth Asawa depicts the struggles of over 100,000 Japanese American who were put in internment camps in response to war.
The double-sided artwork begins as immigrants arrive from the Taiyo Maru ship in pursuit of the American dream.
People are shown building their lives through farming or small business and children running freely.
With no knowledge that the wavy large barb wires going throughout the top of the memorial signifies that they are in no way free.
As you move throughout you begin to see businesses closing their doors, families strapping their bags on top of their cars and hordes of people being thrusted onto buses.
Flip to the other side and you see the American dream turn into a nightmare.
The houses are now huts that they themselves are forced to make.
Their freedom is fully taken as soldiers watch their every move from towers up above.
The barb wire across the top is now straight.
Families are given little and must resort to making beds out of hay.
Yet, despite their circumstances you see people playing baseball and volleyball and children making art.
On the bottom right you can see the Supreme Court gathering as they realize the injustice that was done.
However, the damage was already done.
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